tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post3362867418571883079..comments2019-09-10T02:13:32.710+05:30Comments on Tech Transformation: Technology Levels the Educational Playing FieldMaggie Hos-McGranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-21263660482442577262012-05-08T11:23:30.422+05:302012-05-08T11:23:30.422+05:30I agree Mike. I&#39;ve just done an online course...I agree Mike. I&#39;ve just done an online course and found it very engaging. I had a lot of contact with the others on the course and with the teacher. I&#39;m about to start another degree course soon, part of which is online, and I&#39;m really looking forward to it. In my busy life, it&#39;s good that I can work on this at times that are suitable for me, even sitting at home in my pyjamas!Maggie Hos-McGranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-30487587026886401642012-05-07T17:51:15.089+05:302012-05-07T17:51:15.089+05:30Technology has definitely promoted higher educatio...Technology has definitely promoted higher education for me. 5 years ago, distance education consisted of me using technology to email scanned assignments to my prof 3000 km away from me, and he&#39;d mark up the paper, scan it again, and email me the results. Every other week or so, we&#39;d set up a phone conversation so that he could check in on my progress. I started to really like the way that course was set up because it meant that I would actually have some contact time with my profs. Getting a hold of them was very easy and I could have all my questions answered within 24 hours if I just emailed him. It was very different than traditional classes being held in my university - there was so much going on after class: 500 other kids would fight to ask profs questions about anything and everything - it was so hard to just say hello. I felt that traditional classes was more &quot;faceless&quot; than doing it online. Indeed, I&#39;ve been taking an online courses to get my Certificate of Educational Technology and Information Literacy, and the format they have set up just makes it incredibly more engaging and interactive than a traditional lecture room. The best part is that I can be learning anywhere in the world - I&#39;ve done work on vacation in Spain, on coaching trips in Estonia, or at my temporary home in Ukraine. When I graduate, I&#39;ll definitely be dedicating part of my achievements to tech!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094747964026611191noreply@blogger.com